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I ordered a precision straight edge and it's on the way. I have a neighbor who winters in FL and he is going to be a second set of eyes when I tear down the motor after his return. He has good experience with Diesel's.
I have the micrometers needed to do the rest. I am looking forward to it.

OK, that's good to know. I guess I missed that in looking at the exploded view in the manual. When the head comes off again I will check the height.
Thank you. That is helpful.

Good to know. I am adding this to the repair or address and adjust list for this spring. This list keeps getting longer.

Thank you.

Wow, there is some use there. It almost looks like a foreign object was dinging things up some. So I read here and there that cylinder liners crack. My first guess would be around the top shoulder. Is that the typical spot? Or the sides? Anybody know? It will be nice to get some fresh parts in there...

Well there is no such thing as a cheap race car either. :D Stan your sig echo's in my mind a lot. How true. Well I put 5W-30 in the back hoe today. It's only 32 but we typically get 10-20 below zero in late Jan and or Feb. I have decided to try and leave the 450 alone till spring. The oil in the 450...

I'll check the manuals for that Lavoy. I have them in the house and have been doing a lot of reading at night when trying to wind down. I have also learned a lot in my short time here on this board. It makes me want to get into the motor and see what is amiss. For now I'll still use the clutch when ...

I have had the 450 for exactly one year now this month. I would guess I have logged 25 hours on it. So you could say I put the A in amateur. I have to ask as this tractor stuff is new to me but I do enjoy what you can do with them. Our property is flat and full of clay. We have drainage issues with ...

Thanks guys. I'll pick up some Hy-gard and use that from now on. I'll use up the rest of the 303 on the backhoe. I was hoping I had not made more work of it. It made sense that it was somewhat compatible. But I have learned that assuming things can cost a lot of money if done carelessly. Odd that th...

My crawler is a 450C. I have noticed when I use the reverser to shuttle the dozer that it has a pretty hard shift when it changes direction. It is bad enough to me that I just started using the clutch and went slower. When it reverses it jumps and it just seems pretty violent to me. Before I bought ...

That would sure do it. Hopefully just an in frame kit will get everything fixed. But a 69 has some years on it. I suppose a good look will reveal what is next. Good luck and I'll be following your thread.

I was going to go into town tomorrow and get more appropriate engine oil to use since it is so cold here. I'll be fine with 10-30 and the oil pan and coolant heaters according to the manual. But I have been have found a discrepancy on oil to use for the transmission and finals etc. In the Operators ...

That 895.00 was for an aftermarket kit. Looking at the JD parts finder site and seeing a RE61610 engine in frame kit. Searching some of the sites that sell original John Deere parts showed no hits on a search. They are probably a dealer item only. Maybe someone here on the forum knows.

Thought the 450 just needed a head gasket. Got into the engine and its shot. So it looks like an engine rebuild is in store. Wondering where a good place to buy a full rebuild kit is? Dealer wants about $2000 just for the parts. How do I determine which engine I have? It is a 1969 450 loader Would ...

Well after a lot of reading I broke down and bought 2 1000 watt Kats heaters for the crawler and backhoe. The Kats unit that failed I mentioned earlier was a magnetic one. Hopefully at a third the price and a lower wattage than the JD one I had bookmarked, these will be fine. These in tandem with th...

Well so far the oil and dipstick looks OK. All new fluids and after seeing the results of extended life coolant, And the lack of rust or corrosion, I put that in both the 450 and the 400 backhoe. The only problem is I see that I put 15-40 WT oil in the backhoe. I forgot to look at the 5 gallon jug i...